Who [Archive] - Ephatch

ep pilot

10-12-2003, 10:33 PM

Thats right, just wondering if any of you are approaching 40-60K mabey even any 70K Ep3's out there? I've had my car a year this past Friday. I've put 19,100 miles on her in a years time. I figure I am driving about 1.5K miles a month. Which I've bested my one year record on my previous car '02 Volkswagen Jetta 1.8t by 150 miles this year.

All I've got to say, I think the car is fully broken in. All of the small issues and worries that I had with the car 10K miles back are non-existing with the car today. The notchy & occational grinding 2nd gear, has yet to do such in mabey 10K miles. The oil consuption I had early on hasn't been an issue in 8K miles. And there are no squeaks or rattles to be heared of, also my mpg appears to be a bit better now as well.

Just wanted to see how some of the higher milaged Ep3's were doing, what kind of maint have you had to do, if any?

-Ryan

02CivicSI-VTEC

10-12-2003, 11:20 PM

well here my mileage so far.... I know its alot... i only had it about a year and 4 months now.. and its running great. at first when i got the car it was alright of a ride. but once i past the braking period its smashing time:D it gotten alittle quicker. once i hit the 20k the car performance improved even much more :cool: and now once i hit 40k god damn i just love the power that my car is giving out..:angel:

DavidT

10-12-2003, 11:30 PM

Well if it counts any, I noticed a good difference in power from when I purchased the car @ 4k miles to now @ 9k miles. It sure pulls a lot better in the upper RPMs. Looking forward to reaching the six digit mileage figures with this thing. Let's pray I don't get the K20A swap bug and swap'er out before then.

team ERA 5

10-13-2003, 12:01 AM

whoa ep-pilot i too had my car for a year now..and me and u registed nov 2002...and i have 19,1XX on my car.....haha krazy...just a lil coincidence hahah

02CivicSI-VTEC

10-13-2003, 01:10 AM

damn i wish i could have you guys milage...:( .. my car is getting older my the day..:rolleyes:

EricP3

10-13-2003, 08:11 AM

heh, my car is an 02 and its just barely got 2000 miles on it :confused:

sonic imperial

10-13-2003, 08:16 AM

I've got 23,000 miles and 2nd gear notchiness/grind happens a good bit when the weather is cool (I've had the tranny fluid changed, no effect). I shift through the gears while still parked in my driveway, this helps some but not completely. My rotors were warped all the way around, had the fronts replaced for free but the backs are still giving a little vibration. I have a ton of rattle in the passenger side door area, can't seem to isolate it though. The front end rattles like it's falling apart when you make turns and drive over uneven pavement, and I mean just slightly uneven or simply coarse road. The car is bone stock and I don't drive abusively. All of these problems have pretty much caused me to not buy another honda. I'm sick and tired of problems, 3 new hondas in 3 years, and nothing but issues for me, I've spent alot more time in the service department than my brother and my dad and they both own Chevy's.

Champ Masters

10-13-2003, 08:33 AM

I got my EP the last week of July 2002, and I just hit 43,000 miles. The car is still running great, if fact it feels more powerful after all the break in. The only complaints I have are some rattles in the driver side door and the driver side door has a crack in the weather stripping. I still have to add oil every thousand miles, but I think that's because I drive the car pretty hard on a daily basis;)

Other than that, it's been an excellent car!

bratkat64

10-13-2003, 09:30 AM

My car is at 12,800 miles - 2002 and I got her brand new in April. I have averaged about 2,133 miles a month or so.

2 of my tires have nails in them so I can't exceed 60mph right now. = (

chunky

10-13-2003, 09:44 AM

I've got 56+k miles on the clock since last june.

All i've had to do are the regularly scheduled fluid changes. No problems with the engine thus far. :D Shifter is smooth, still tight, but SMOOTH. Clutch is doing okay. Compression is good, oil analysis results indicate a clean motor.

So yeah, I love my k20.

and bratkat:

take your car to kauffman tire, they'll fix your tires for free. only catch is they try to tell you your brakes are going or some other shit, but all you have to do is decline, and bam, free nail repair.

jaydub

10-13-2003, 11:00 AM

24k miles, and everything has been peachy. I did go to the dealership today because my ABS light was on, turned out that my right rear strut was loose (we installed my tein's this weekend) and as a result I have to pay for the ABS sensor that failed, because it was related to my loose strut. :rolleyes:

$120 later, here I am with the part due to come in tomorrow.

Zero Three Si

10-13-2003, 11:16 AM

I have 9500 miles on my car. Bought the ride in April of 2003.

She runs like a champ. Put a 2 inch mid pipe on her...cost me 70 bucks...

She pulls hard from 4500-redline...

Can't wait to get springs and subs.

Mad02Si

10-13-2003, 03:14 PM

I'm almost at 37k, will have had the car a year in 2 more weeks. No noticable sounds or prblems so far. I change the oil every 3-5k, give or take a few thousand depending on how i'm driving at the time. I feel that the car has become a little better or it could be that I have become better at driving it who knows.

Tenacious G

10-13-2003, 04:18 PM

holy cow, you guys are putting some crazy mileage on your cars. I'm creeping up on 8 months with my EP and have 10.5K miles. i will concur that the A3 seems to pull harder throughout the powerband after 10K miles.

SiR_d1

10-13-2003, 05:17 PM

I have 10700 km, how many miles us that??

PBN

10-13-2003, 05:48 PM

Bought mine new in September of '02 and today I have 8,560 miles! Just had the 10K mile service done Friday (oil change, tire rotation, etc etc) and they also UN-squeaked the clutch by applying graphite (somewhere) and the squeak is gonzo! After picking up the car from the maintenance, it's not 'ticking' anymore and pulls like a MF! No it wasn't low on oil, just made some sort of tick tick tick.

I'm liking the car more and more now. Now, need intake, springs, midpipe, and more!

ep pilot

10-13-2003, 05:53 PM

Originally posted by Zero Three Si
I have 9500 miles on my car. Bought the ride in April of 2003.

She runs like a champ. Put a 2 inch mid pipe on her...cost me 70 bucks...

She pulls hard from 4500-redline...

Can't wait to get springs and subs.

Just wondering, does a mid-pipe change the sound of the stock exhaust on our car at all? does it sound more deeper, or more raspy. If it doesn't sound too-bad I might think about doing this mod.

I am going to take my car in next week and have the brakes looked at, I don't think they are vibrating yet, i can't really tell because all four tires are bald from Auto-X and rounding on-ramps & off-ramps but will see when I get new rubber if theres still a vibration.

-Ryan

31102si

10-13-2003, 06:14 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Champ Masters
and the driver side door has a crack in the weather stripping.

same here! :( I wonder if this is a problem with other eps.

ep3guy

10-13-2003, 11:58 PM

I think b18cxr or something has the most miles on the ep. :)

klik

10-14-2003, 12:25 AM

i got 18,000 miles on my car and i got this last years dec almost a year now

JR03si

10-14-2003, 01:06 AM

I bought my EP in May '03 and it already has 12,900 miles. They are mostly freeway miles though, so it's easier on the engine.

oldschoolimport

10-14-2003, 01:21 AM

Originally posted by Tenacious G
i will concur that the A3 seems to pull harder throughout the powerband after 10K miles.

cool, I will turn 10k on my way home this morning. had mine since valentines day, I love my wife. wonder what she will do next year?:D

EP3RII

10-14-2003, 02:37 AM

someone on civictype-r.co.uk has +103,000 miles :eek:

B18CXr

10-14-2003, 04:10 AM

58K since Oct '02

ep88

10-14-2003, 06:53 AM

bought my ep: nov 02
mileage: almost 10k mi :D

fsugatorbait

10-14-2003, 07:18 AM

Picked up my first EP in jan 03, when she died she had about 19k on the clock, no problems, ran like a champ.
Ill have my new EP, an 02 either today or tomorrow and have to start from scratch :'(. Damn break in period.

02hatchgrl

10-14-2003, 08:37 AM

I got mine in Aug '02 and it has 40,000-45,000 on it

MrCivic03

10-14-2003, 09:33 AM

had since july '03 and got 2700 as of a hour ago

Zero Three Si

10-14-2003, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by fsugatorbait
Picked up my first EP in jan 03, when she died she had about 19k on the clock, no problems, ran like a champ.
Ill have my new EP, an 02 either today or tomorrow and have to start from scratch :'(. Damn break in period.

What do you mean she died??

fsugatorbait

10-14-2003, 10:34 AM

Originally posted by Zero Three Si
What do you mean she died??

Totalled :'(

Zero Three Si

10-14-2003, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by fsugatorbait
Totalled :'(

Was there a funeral? I hope she was properly burried....got any parts you want to sell....thats if you still have her around.

1flySi2002

10-14-2003, 02:33 PM

got mine last nov. and have almost 9,900 on her. you guys put hella miles on. :shockm:

j spek chucks

10-14-2003, 04:10 PM

mines 14 months old with 28000 miles and its had the tranny worked on two times but other than that runs good

myeverlovinsir

10-14-2003, 05:30 PM

69k and running great. I can't kill this thing. I have always run it hard and long distances, and never a hick-up! :D

rswbrixton

10-14-2003, 05:45 PM

15 months old and 22,000 kilometers . Runs like a top .

irrational

10-15-2003, 01:39 AM

i just broke the 10k cherry tonight.....:D

gito

10-15-2003, 04:15 AM

6 months old with 6670 miles, is that too much? or what?
The only problem I had with my Si was that the guys at the Honda dealer got oil all over the inside of my car, that's all. They did replace some parts though:)

SexySIgiRL

10-15-2003, 01:41 PM

wow, i thought i had a lot of miles, but this is making me feel betteR! 23,000 in 13 months.

fsugatorbait

10-15-2003, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by Zero Three Si
Was there a funeral? I hope she was properly burried....got any parts you want to sell....thats if you still have her around.

Yes she was properly burried, sorry but the parts are going right back on my new one :D. I love the EP :cool:.

cj miller

10-15-2003, 02:46 PM

had mine since last oct. so one year now and she got a whoppin 48,000 now. runs great still though.

Brettnyt

10-15-2003, 04:49 PM

Mine is an 02 Purchased last october 27th, just over 6k miles :D

ep pilot

10-15-2003, 05:03 PM

Originally posted by fsugatorbait
Yes she was properly burried, sorry but the parts are going right back on my new one :D. I love the EP :cool:.

Sorry, too lazy to read back, you wrecked your NBP ep3, and just bought an '02? I surprised a dealer still had '02's around, did you get a killer price on it? Stock for stock does it feel & shift, drive like your old one?

-Ryan

fsugatorbait

10-15-2003, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by ep pilot
Sorry, too lazy to read back, you wrecked your NBP ep3, and just bought an '02? I surprised a dealer still had '02's around, did you get a killer price on it? Stock for stock does it feel & shift, drive like your old one?

-Ryan

Yeah, I found an 02 sittin in the showroom at a local dealership. I got it for $15,200, its definately got more down low power, but nothin up top, but with only 50 miles on the clock, its what I would expect. The shifter feels much more rigid, and the steering is also more precise.

BSEVEER

10-15-2003, 10:38 PM

I've had my EP since 11/18/02 and it's got about 7000 miles on it. The only problem I've had was a faulty seat belt latch causing the SRS light to come on. They replaced the latch and I've had no problems since. I just recently started experiencing the "brake clunk" after it has been parked. I don't notice it in the morning maybe because I back up and brake first. It usually happens when I go to lunch, after it's been sitting for about 6 hours.

ep88

07-02-2004, 02:00 PM

back from the dead :*

now who's got the highest mileage???

Civicvtec1ps

07-02-2004, 02:02 PM

12000 Miles.
Bought May 03

ep88

07-02-2004, 02:04 PM

12000 Miles.
Bought May 03

nov 02
26+k miles.im runnin out of warrantyyy :( lol

TrippZ

07-02-2004, 02:19 PM

august 02...

almost 11k miles :)

smilla0

07-02-2004, 02:30 PM

11.5k now. I recently started to notice a bit of crunchiness in 2nd. :( I'm gonna have them replace the tranny fluid next week. Hopefully that will help. Has anyone noticed any improvement or lack thereof from doing this?

David K.

07-02-2004, 02:37 PM

May 2002, 68K+ miles :sadm:

BearNVa

07-02-2004, 02:55 PM

Bought my Silver '04 baby 3 wks ago with 9 miles on it. It's got 1595 on it now! I LOVE MY SI! Got Platinum tint and ractive muffler. Trying to decide what's next ---> AEM V2, TEIN Flex, or stereo and speakers! What ya'll think?

Bill

TrippZ

07-02-2004, 03:04 PM

tein flex.

jason2454

07-02-2004, 03:19 PM

i think i have you all beat, 31,500k miles in 9 months of owning the car. Purchased 03 ep in october of 03.

!@#$%

07-02-2004, 03:51 PM

chunky had over 80,000 miles in the last mileage thread.

flopmeister69

07-02-2004, 04:08 PM

Hey all,
I got 43750 miles and still strong. I've ran mobil 1 super syn since 1400 miles and have several other modifications to the motor and suspension (all minor); rims and tires, short ram intake, borla cat back. I bought it with 17 miles on it the second week of july 2002. As a side note, my mom has a 2003 corrolla with 48000 miles since april 2003 with just bosch +4 and a kn drop in filter and that thing has actually improved in ride and power since purchase greatly. I know this is a honda civic site but I hate domestic car companies.
later,
Bryan

koreangurl

07-03-2004, 03:00 PM

trk

07-03-2004, 07:19 PM

my husband and i bought the car on april 13 of 2003..it had 5 miles then..today..we have 79,000 miles on the car..our third gear is grinding..second wont even go in half the time at high rpms..sucks when you're racing..and our clutch is squeaking..and our struts are creaking..our tires are bald..and one has a nail in it..rear brakes are gone..and we're broke..beat that.. :tongue:

Nice.

24000k miles, second engine, countless issues with the windows, rattles and creaks come and go. Overall I like it... I'm just a little paranoid with the new engine.

CaTiRo

07-03-2004, 08:34 PM

trk

07-04-2004, 07:55 AM

trk and koreangurl, for yall to have those problems are yall driving the car very hard? like when you drive do you normally miss a gear, bouncing the rev limiter, forcing gears(grind) .... just wondering why yall are having that many problems.
Yes, I drive it hard, I am nice to the gears, but it gets redlined quite often. I also have hondata.

Buckeye34

07-04-2004, 09:46 AM

230,000 miles on my 1992 accord and still runs like it did 200,000 miles ago... i love honda!

NovakSI

07-05-2004, 04:21 PM

Silver 03 SI, purchased Oct 03, 43,000 miles so far. No problems worth mentioning. Haven't even been able to wear out the stock tires (had snows on from November through March).

freidaddy

07-05-2004, 04:41 PM

65k, and about to drop to 4-13k. (blew my motor, getting an a2 swap.)

toda_power

07-05-2004, 07:52 PM

bought mine 09/03 w/18k miles.

Black 02 SI

07-05-2004, 08:26 PM

mine will be two in oct and it just turned 50k, warranty is half way up :(

portugeetex

07-05-2004, 08:38 PM

had my 04 si since january 21st, got 12,5XX miles on it, runs friggggggggggin great :shadesm: I <3 MY EP3

koreangurl

07-06-2004, 05:16 PM

trk and koreangurl, for yall to have those problems are yall driving the car very hard? like when you drive do you normally miss a gear, bouncing the rev limiter, forcing gears(grind) .... just wondering why yall are having that many problems.

yea..we drive hard..especially on the weekends..i guess it's because we're using our stock tranny and clutch en stuff..

Soon2beEP3

07-06-2004, 05:53 PM

OCT 03' -9800 miles. Had right front strut replaced shortly after. Thought tranny was going bad, then found out I was just shifting too fast(like halfway in gear and foot off the clutch fast.) Other than that my car is ALI.

TrippZ

07-06-2004, 10:03 PM

had my 04 si since january 21st, got 12,5XX miles on it, runs friggggggggggin great :shadesm: I <3 MY EP3

shit my 02 has less miles lol

ViViDPeArL

07-06-2004, 11:40 PM

I bought mine on June 1st, 2003 and it has 36,573 miles

mxp

07-07-2004, 08:13 PM

bought 0ct 2002 .. have 67000Km .. all warranty is done (execpt engine + tranny till 80K) .. had a few probs and finally begining to mod it

Speck

07-07-2004, 09:48 PM

Tomorrow on the way to work, my baby will roll over past 50,000 :(

Course... that much closer to K20A2!

HASNIC

07-08-2004, 08:11 AM

I've done about 22.5kmiles in 14months but our highest mileage car on the CTR forum was 125kmiles in 2yrs :shockm:

Ill_eagle94

07-08-2004, 03:40 PM

Bought mine May 10th brand new with 14 miles on it <from my test drive>.
2770 miles on it now... running great +/- 30 MPG, no noises except those coming from my newly installed AEM V2.

Man the sounds are addicting from 3500 RPM and up at WOT.

Emir

07-08-2004, 10:20 PM

bought mine back in November of 2002. so far i have 48,000 miles. i have a few rattles here and there. i'm running on mobil 1 synthetics now (10w30) for some reason i don't know how to get rid of the squeaks in my steering. HELP please!!!>>>> gas milage is down to 22 mpg city and 26 hwy (cozz i'm driving on a straight pipe hehehe) but when it all comes down to it I LOVE MY CAR.... although no bottom end power i still love my car.... if anyone can help me or give me some inputs on the steering squeaks i'd really appreciate it...

Prracer

07-09-2004, 06:54 AM

mines pushing just about 30k and its still running strong ...only problem i got is that stupid creaking steering wheel problem

Si3

07-09-2004, 07:06 AM

I remember a member with close to 100K on their EP (prob. has surpassed that number by now). (it was a daily driver w/ crazy mile commute daily)

anyone know his name?

choNy

07-17-2004, 01:30 AM

I have an 02 Si with 42,xxx Miles on it , and it grinds when im at redline on 2nd gear and going into 3rd (3rd gear grinds a little, but enough to hear it outside)... I don't know whats wrong with it -_- any suggestions?

Prracer

07-17-2004, 06:19 AM

try some redline synth tran oil might help

siver-SI

07-17-2004, 06:39 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Champ Masters
and the driver side door has a crack in the weather stripping.

same here! :( I wonder if this is a problem with other eps.

Hade mine replaced a few days after I bought my car because it was cracked. I thought that it was because it was a showroom car so someone did it. Maybe is it is a flaw?

freidaddy

07-17-2004, 10:13 AM

I remember a member with close to 100K on their EP (prob. has surpassed that number by now). (it was a daily driver w/ crazy mile commute daily)

anyone know his name?

It might of been me, I had 70k before my engine blew.

aRz

07-17-2004, 10:30 AM

03' with 25,950
broken motor mount, Ac problems. :crym:

oh and my tranny took a shit on me at 20k warrenty is the shit :m:

rtenyes

07-17-2004, 11:24 AM

21.5k @ the 10 month mark. only prob i have is a cracked front windshield from a rock. mileage still improving, i get 400+ miles before the gas light comes on. now if only hp and tq kept improving...

blacksihatch

07-17-2004, 05:27 PM

24k on him right now need new front tires after the other night and might want to get my brakes checked. Other then that can't wait to get some cash and drop it and let the real problems kick in.